Jan 29, 2025 · Brian Walden was known as a passionate politician but also a hardened journalist who held politicians to account. But what happened to him after his infamous interview with Margaret Thatcher?

Walden became disillusioned with the Labour Party by the rise of the left and in May 1975, after Margaret Thatcher was elected Conservative leader, told Conservative Chief Whip Humphrey Atkins that he could bring six Labour MPs with him in crossing the floor. [21]

Jan 30, 2025 · The writer of a new two-part series about a television interview involving Margaret Thatcher says political conversation has "changed a lot over the past 10 years". James Graham penned Brian and ...

18 hours ago · Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher (Image credit: Channel 4) By The Week UK published 6 February 2025

Jan 27, 2025 · Margaret Thatcher rarely flinched in the face of scrutiny. But one interview, aired on 29 October 1989, proved to be a turning point in her premiership. Conducted by Brian Walden, the...

Jan 7, 2025 · When Brian Walden met Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister, in the mid-1970s, it led to bosses at Channel 4 describing them as “two old friends” in an article about the impending TV drama.

Jan 27, 2025 · The drama stars Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher, and dramatises the events that led to their infamous 1989 interview.

Jan 29, 2025 · Channel 4's new two-part series, Brian and Maggie, covers the final interview between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. But what is the true story?

Brian Walden’s opening words show that the interview was for an article of some kind, but where and when it was published has not been traced. Everyone says you are very simple to understand. They say that they can fit you into categories.

Brian Walden is a master interviewer whose subtle probing persuades his subjects to open up where more aggressive questioners might fail. In a fascinating heart-to-heart with the prime minister at Downing Street, he unveils: